IN & AROUND GREENE 7-02
Published: July 2, 2009
July 2
Greene Library Book Discussion Group. 7pm. ‘When We Were Orphans’ By Kazuo Ishiguro. Sent to live in England after the disappearance of his parents, Christopher Banks returns to Shanghai, the city of his birth, more than twenty years later to uncover the truth about the tragedy that transformed his childhood.
July 4
Stanardsville’s Fourth of July Parade is just around the corner. Interested in participating or volunteering? We meet each Thursday night at 7pm at the Town Hall. This year’s parade will include post-parade festivities, including a fabulous bazaar. If interested in a booth or if you have any questions, please contact Beth Borntrager at 985-6226 or
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Stanardsville United Methodist Church is sponsoring an all-you-can-eat homemade BBQ lunch, from 11am-2pm to raise funds to build the next Habitat House here in Greene County. Lunch will consist of homemade BBQ, coleslaw, baked beans, potato salad, dessert and a beverage. The cost of lunch is $8.00 for adults, $4.00 for children from ages 2-6, and free for children under 2 years old. Tickets are available at the door. Tax deductible donations over the cost of the dinner are always welcome and needed. Checks can be made payable to “Habitat for Humanity”; designate “Greene Chapter of Habitat” in the memo section of the check to assure the funds stay here in Greene. Come one, come all, come hungry and invite your neighbors and friends to come as well.
July 7
Greene County Primary School wants to welcome all Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Graders to an evening activity called “Math Madness.“ This free workshop will provide ideas, games, and summer fun. Pizza and drink will be provided as well as take home activities. All Greene County K-2 students are welcome to attend with their parents. The two workshops dates are July 7th and 14th from 6-7pm. Hope to see you there!
July 15
Greene County TRIAD Workshop will be at 10am. Garry Rund, Stanardsville Post Master will be the guest speaker. He will speak on “mailing your items with Priority FLAT Rate products, philatelic-stamp collecting and mail fraud. The meeting will be at the Greene County Senior Citizens Center in the Greene County Library Building in Stanardsville. 22 Main Street in Stanardsville. All seniors are invited! If you have any questions, call Beverly at 434-990-0225
July 25
MCHS Class of 1999 10 Yr. Reunion. Madison Fire Hall, 7p-1a Live DJ playing hits from today & the 90s. Full Course Meal, Door Prizes, Games, & Slideshow (please submit pics before June). Please sign-up by April 3rd (even if tentative):
mailto:mchsclassof1999@gmail.com
August 4-8
The annual Greene County Fair is back to the first week of August. Mark your calendar for Tuesday August 4th through Saturday August 8th, with the Demolition Derby and Community Yard Sale on August 1. Carnival rides, games, great food, great music, lots of fun! Begins 5:30pm nightly.
August 13
Join the Old Rag Master Naturalists, a chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program (VMN). The chapter is now accepting applications for the 2009 class, set to start Aug. 13. The goal is to produce crops of citizen volunteers to help further understand out natural environment. The training will be help at the Extension office in Madison County on Thursday s, 9am-12:30pm. and will be delivered in 12 classroom sessions and 4 field trips by professionals in the various fields. For more information or to receive an application, call Jack Price at 540-987-9166, send an email to
August 23
The 1959 Class of William Monroe High School is planning a 50-yr. reunion at Rosebrook Inn, Stanardsville, VA on Sunday, August 23, at 4:00 p.m. Cost per person not to exceed $30. If you were in this class any time during high school, please plan to join us to catch up on the last 50 years. For further details and in order to make definite plans, please let us know if you plan to attend via e-mail at
or call 985-7387.
September 13
Fall Softball League: Greene County’s Ministerial Association will again offer its GCMA Church Fall Youth and Adult Coed Softball League. The season will begin September 13. Games will be on Sundays starting at 2:00 p.m. at the Youth Center in Ruckersville. To field a team, there must be 5 women and 5 men, ages 16 and older. Interested parties may email
for more information on the rules of game play or call Amy Wayland ,Stanardsville United Methodist Church, at 434-985-7466 to field a team.
NOTICES
Through the summer, Greene’s Farmer Market, sponsored by the County Ruritans, will be offering fresh produce for sale beginning June 20, 8am-11am. Runs every Saturday during the summer. Farmers and gardeners are urged to bring their produce to the Greene County Technical Education Center parking lot, off U.S. Route 33 west, where they can set up shop at no charge. Contact Bob Burkholder 434-882-1324.
Nora Gillespie, Director of the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center, will be offering free small business counseling at the EDA office the first Wednesday of every month after the Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast. If people are interested in taking advantage of this service, they should contact the CV SBDC to make an appointment at 434-295-8198 or .
The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District has an educational opportunity available for a motivated Greene County high school or college student to interested in environmental management and conservation. The internship experience will include field learning opportunities in the areas of stormwater management, hydrology, GIS, GPS and natural resource management. The position is unpaid but includes extensive training opportunities identified in part by the student; travel stipend included. For more information, contact CSWCD at 540-825-8591.
All Greene County Students, 18 years and under, will be permitted to ride Greene County Transit at half price of our regular fare rate from June 10 thru August 24, 2009. Students may schedule rides within the county from 7am-to 9:30pm each day Monday-Friday, and from 9am-3:30pm on Saturdays on $1.25 with door to door service. Please call 985-5205 to schedule transportation to your favorite sports events, library visits, 4-H events, or whatever your summer interest may be. Please call as early as possible that we may promptly meet your transportation needs.
During the month of July, the Greene County Food Bank is requesting donations of canned fruits. Donations can be dropped off at Social Services at 10009 Spotswood Trail (old Rt. 33) Stanardsville, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Your tax-deductible money donations for the food bank can be mailed to the Womans Club of Greene County, PO Box 352, Stanardsville, VA 22973. For more information, contact Nancy at 985-5063.
The Food Pantry of Greene, Stanardsville Baptist Church food program, is grateful to all of you who are helping us feed the hungry in Greene. Non-perishables may be dropped off at Stanardsville Baptist Church, 103 Madison Road, left lower side door #6, Tuesday/Thursday from 10am - 1pm. Send your 501(c)(3) tax deductible donations to SBC FOOD PANTRY, PO Box 13, Stanardsville, VA 22973. Call Carroll Sullivan at 962-0135.
Habitat for Humanity is striving to provide affordable housing to Greene County residents. For more information on volunteering, contributions, or how to apply for a home, take a look at our website: http://www.greenehabitat.org
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Applications for the 2009-2010 school year are now being accepted for the Skyline CAP Head Start program in Greene County, open to preschool children three to five years old. Children must have turned at least three years of age by September 30, 2009. Those with special needs are encouraged to apply. Skyline CAP Head Start is a free program for income eligible families. The only cost to parents is a mall amount of your time each month. For more information on the Greene County program, please call Jennie Sherill at 434-985-6930.
Narcotics Anonymous: Meetings are on Mondays at Mt. Vernon Methodist Church, Rt. 810 at 7:00pm
The Greene County Historical Society Museum, Court Square, is open on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come see the exhibits and use the genealogy database on family research
American Legion Post 128 meets for a dinner meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30PM at the American Legion Post building located at 636 Madison Road in Stanardsville. All Greene County Veterans are welcome to attend and come and visit with us. Please call the Commander or the Adjutant for information or visit our website at http://www.legionpost128.org Come meet with us and experience our comradeship.
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